But for those willing to cross the Tropic of Cancer, York Castle provides the sharp tang of passion fruit, jack fruit, soursop, lychee, tamarind, pineapple, mango, and papaya. Truly unusual -- but addictive -- specialties include green tea, peanut, ginger, cinnamon, crunchy grape-nut, ginseng, black walnut, soft-scented rose, a deliciously chewy-sweet and alcoholic rum raisin, and even Guinness ice cream, which offers the faint fizziness of an ice-cream float.
York Castle's mouth-watering selection draws fans from as far away as Jupiter Inlet, Headley reports. Sometimes he recommends a popular alternative to Dairy Queen called a Jamaican Breeze: a scoop of lychee and passion fruit ice cream topped with guava and mango, toasted coconut, whipped cream, and a cherry.
Everything is made fresh; Headley (who used to run an eponymous shop in Silver Springs, Maryland) perfects his creations in a Lauderdale Lakes facility and trucks 'em down to the store. Open from 2 to 8:30 p.m. daily, York Castle Tropical Ice Cream sells one-scoop cones for $2.50 (55 cents extra for a waffle cone). Headley will pack you a pint ($5.70) while pumping you full of sample spoons to help you pick out a favorite for next time.
